Open Budget Survey 2017

Transparency

53

Public Participation

13

Budget Oversight

63

IBP considers countries that score above 60 on the Open Budget Index as providing sufficient budget information to enable the public to engage in budget discussions in an informed manner. IBP considers countries scoring above 60 on participation and oversight as providing adequate opportunities for the public to participate in the budget process and providing adequate oversight practices, respectively.

Recommendations for Improving Transparency

Kazakhstan should prioritize the following actions to improve budget transparency:

Publish a Pre-Budget Statement online in a timely manner.

Produce and publish a Citizens Budget.

Increase the information provided in the Executive’s Budget Proposal by increasing information on performance and policy and data on the macroeconomic forecast.

Public Participation

13

out of 100

Kazakhstan provides few opportunities for the public to engage in the budget process.

How Does Public Participation Compare to Other Countries in the Region?

Global Average 12/100

Kyrgyz Republic 31/100

Georgia 22/100

Kazakhstan 13/100

Russia 13/100

Azerbaijan 11/100

Mongolia 7/100

Tajikistan 7/100

Turkey 0/100

Recommendations for Improving Participation

Kazakhstan should prioritize the following actions to improve public participation in its budget process:

Pilot mechanisms for members of the public and executive branch officials to exchange views on national budget matters during both the formulation of the national budget and the monitoring of its implementation. These mechanisms could build on innovations, such as participatory budgeting and social audits. For examples of such mechanisms, see fiscaltransparency.net/mechanisms.

Hold legislative hearings on the formulation of the annual budget, during which members of the public or civil society organizations can testify.

Establish formal mechanisms for the public to participate in relevant audit investigations of the supreme audit institution.

Budget Oversight (by Legislature & Audit)

63

out of 100

The legislature and supreme audit institution in Kazakhstan provide adequate oversight of the budget.

To What Extent Does the Legislature Provide Budget Oversight?

Formulation/Approval 67/100

Execution/Audit 73/100

The legislature provides adequate oversight during the budget cycle. This score reflects that the legislature provides adequate oversight during the planning stage of the budget cycle and adequate oversight during the implementation stage of the budget cycle.

To What Extent Does the Supreme Audit Institution Provide Budget Oversight?

Limited 50/100

The supreme audit institution provides limited budget oversight.

Recommendations for Improving Oversight

Kazakhstan should prioritize the following actions to make budget oversight more effective:

Ensure the legislature holds a debate on budget policy prior to the tabling of the Executive’s Budget Proposal and approves recommendations for the upcoming budget.

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Kazakhstan’s score on the Open Budget Index shows that the government provides the public with minimal information on the central government’s budget and financial activities during the course of the budget year. This makes it difficult for citizens to hold government accountable for its management of the public’s money.

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Open Budget Index Rankings

The Open Budget Index is the world’s only independent, comparative measure of central government budget transparency. Countries covered by the Open Budget Survey are given a transparency score between 0 and 100, which IBP uses to construct the Index, which ranks the assessed countries.